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| The Consumers' Foundation (CF), a private consumer watchdog, filed a
| complaint yesterday with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) against Microsoft
| over the software giant's pulling Windows XP from the Taiwan market in line
| with its migration to the new operating system Vista.
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| The CF urged the government body to impose sanctions on Microsoft for the
| termination of Windows XP sales in Taiwan.
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| "We suggest that the FTC slap Microsoft with a heavy fine for impairing
| market fairness," said CF Acting Chairman Hsieh Tien-jen while delivering the
| complaint to the commission.
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| [...]
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| "Sixty-seven percent of local users want a return of XP to the market," he
| said, citing the results of another poll.
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| He described Microsoft's marketing strategy as an abuse of consumer rights.
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| MsiwindThere's no guarantee that the trend will continue, but netbook prices
| in Taiwan are dropping as the Intel Atom shortage disappears and competition
| rises. Price drops include:
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| * Asus Eee PC 700-series is down to $249
| * Asus expects to reduce the Eee PC 1000 with Linux from $623 to under
| $530, while the 1000H will drop $31 while the 901 will see a sale price
| near $468
| * Acer's Aspire One is down to $483 from $528
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